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Artist
Tommy
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
ToM.06.01
Description
Mottled black stone. 2 sitting children facing each other, legs entwined, arms up against each other, cover the face of the smaller child. The bigger child's parka hood is off,carved features, appear to be smiling.
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Artist
Tommy
Title
Children Playing
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
11.0 x 10.5 cm
Description
Mottled black stone. 2 sitting children facing each other, legs entwined, arms up against each other, cover the face of the smaller child. The bigger child's parka hood is off,carved features, appear to be smiling.
Subject
figure
child
group
playnig
children
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
ToM.06.01
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Artist
Noboru Sawai (1931 – , Canadian )
Date
c. 1979
Medium
woodcut; etching, copper on paper
Catalogue Number
SwN.04.01
Description
An antique seat is centered, on the seat is a triptych of erotica.
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Artist
Noboru Sawai (1931 – , Canadian )
Title
Antique Seat
Date
c. 1979
Medium
woodcut; etching, copper on paper
Dimensions
51.0 x 65.5 cm
Description
An antique seat is centered, on the seat is a triptych of erotica.
Subject
figure, group
erotica
Credit
Gift of Noboru Sawai, Vancouver, 1980
Catalogue Number
SwN.04.01
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Art, artists and the rocky mountains

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14687
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2010
Author
Wharton, Thomas
Call Number
06 W55a Pam
Author
Wharton, Thomas
Responsibility
by Thomas Wharton
Published Date
2010
Physical Description
4 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Group of Seven
Van Horne, William
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Whyte, Peter
Notes
Article printed from the web from Westworld Alberta from April 2010 about art in the Rocky Mountains and is does mention the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies as well as the Canada House Gallery
Call Number
06 W55a Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Artist
Levi Koomalook
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
KoM.06.01
Description
dark green stone shaped like a basket with handles both ends, a handle of rawhide is tied to each, the bag is textured with irregular small drilled holes, inside the basket three heads of birds (murres) are sticking out just slightly above the edge of the bag
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Artist
Levi Koomalook
Title
Bag of Murres
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
6.5 x 4.5 x 9.5 cm
Description
dark green stone shaped like a basket with handles both ends, a handle of rawhide is tied to each, the bag is textured with irregular small drilled holes, inside the basket three heads of birds (murres) are sticking out just slightly above the edge of the bag
Subject
animal
bird
murre
seagull
basket
group
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
KoM.06.01
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Balinese Workers Coming Home from the Fields

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.022
Description
Colour: blue, brown, orange. Four figures move across the picture towards the left side. The figure at the left side carries a hoe and wears a hat. The next one carries a bundle on her head and wears an orange skirt and yellow blouse. The next wears a blue skirt and carries a large bundle on her he…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Balinese Workers Coming Home from the Fields
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35 x 27.5 cm
Description
Colour: blue, brown, orange. Four figures move across the picture towards the left side. The figure at the left side carries a hoe and wears a hat. The next one carries a bundle on her head and wears an orange skirt and yellow blouse. The next wears a blue skirt and carries a large bundle on her head. The last is a young person and carries something on her head also.
Subject
figure, group
Balinese
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.022
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The Battle of Cressy

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1792
Medium
engraving on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.04.03
Description
A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
The Battle of Cressy
Date
1792
Medium
engraving on paper
Dimensions
18.0 x 28.5 cm
Description
A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back paper reads “Johnson Art Galleries Limited Pictures Fine Framing. Montreal 634 St. Catherine West.”
Subject
activity
war
figure
group
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.04.03
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Beauty buried alive

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13612
Medium
Library - Periodical
Author
Robertson, Heather
Call Number
P
Author
Robertson, Heather
Physical Description
p.20-21 : ill
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Group of Seven
World War I
World War II
Notes
In Beaver, vol. 88, no.5 (October / November 2008). Article pertains to war artists
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.25
Description
A couple, man with hat and a woman is sitting at a table on which are glasses. The table is centre bottom, half round. The couple is in conversation, other people in the background.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Beer Room, Canmore
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Dimensions
29.2 x 36.7 cm
Description
A couple, man with hat and a woman is sitting at a table on which are glasses. The table is centre bottom, half round. The couple is in conversation, other people in the background.
Subject
figure, group
industry
coal mining
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.25
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The best of the Group of Seven

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20025
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1984
Author
Murray, Joan
Publisher
Edmonton : Hurtig
Call Number
06.1 M96t
Author
Murray, Joan
Responsibility
Joan Murray ; with an essay by Lawren Harris
Publisher
Edmonton : Hurtig
Published Date
1984
Physical Description
95 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Group of Seven
Abstract
Pertains to the work and brief history of the Group of Seven, a notable collection of Canadian landscape painters. The original members of the Group of Seven consisted of the following artists, Franklin H. Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Frank H. (Franz) Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald, and F.H. Varley. Author Joan Murray provides a brief history of the Group of Seven, as well as a comprehensive analysis of the best paintings produced by each member.
Contents
Acknowledgements (pg. 6)
Seeing the light : The Group of Seven and Canadian Art - Joan Murray (pg. 7)
The story of the Group of Seven - Lawren Harris (pg. 26)
Members of the Group of Seven (pg. 33)
List of illustrations (pg. 35)
Selected bibliograpy (pg. 93)
Photograph credits (pg. 95)
ISBN
0771066740
Accession Number
2019.61
Call Number
06.1 M96t
Collection
Archives Library
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Bird Group in Caribou Antler

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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.76 a-f
Description
Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 l…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Bird Group in Caribou Antler
Date
prior to 1962
Description
Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 long, curved pole out of bone with 2 flying birds. Top bird has a wing span of 7.2, bottom bird 6.7 (f) 24.0 long, curbed pole out of bone with 3 flying birds. Top bird wing span 4.1, middle bird 6.7 wing span, bottom bird 3.7 wing span.
Subject
animal
bird
flying
flight
group
antler
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.76 a-f
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